Chapter 123: A Decisive Battle 4

"Musket ready!"

"Grenade ready!"

"Swing gun ready!"

The navy's six galleys are not equipped with large artillery, but are equipped with swivel cannons that can flexibly rotate.

The sailors on the ship are divided into two groups. One group is equipped with swords or axes and specializes in hand-to-hand combat. They are responsible for dealing with enemies who jump on the ship. In addition, each of them is also equipped with several clay pot grenades.

Another group of sailors were equipped with muskets. They stood behind the melee soldiers and were responsible for killing enemies at close range who were fighting with their own sailors.

Taking into account that current water battles are still dominated by boarding battles, and to prepare for possible street battles in the future, the Equipment Department asked Herman and others in charge of firearms research and development to specially create a large-caliber, short-range, capable of launching Shotgun (iron filings).

This kind of musket, which the soldiers call the "big sprayer", is simply a hand-held cannon. The iron filings it shoots out can beat the enemies in a fan-shaped area within twenty or thirty meters until they are covered in blood. Moreover, due to the extremely large number of iron filings And it is too small and extremely difficult to remove after being embedded in the skin.

Nearly half of the muskets equipped by sailors are such "big sprayers".

As enemy ships approached one after another, soldiers equipped with long-barreled muskets opened fire first. The first wave of strikes caused great confusion to the pirates, forcing them to lie down to avoid bullet attacks.

After approaching a certain distance, each of the six pirate ships bit a warship.

"Throw out the hook!"

Some pirates risked being shot by muskets and threw large iron hooks on the warships. The tails of the hooks were tied with cables. After hooking them on the side of the warship, they took advantage of the gap between the sailors to load ammunition and pulled them together. Hook and rope, the ships on both sides quickly approached.

When the pirates pulled the hook rope, the sailors struggled to throw the grenade at the enemy ship. As long as it could be thrown on the opponent's ship, the pirates would still be bombed even if they were lying on the deck.

Fortunately, due to the weather, they wore thick enough clothes. With the power of grenades today, as long as they are not hit by fragments of iron nails on exposed parts, they will only feel a lot of pain. However, many unlucky people were still injured.

"Lower the boarding gangplank!"

Thick springboards flipped over from the pirate ship, and one end with the iron nails was placed on the side of the warship.

"Come on! Kill them!"

The pirates all stood up and roared, stepped onto the gangplank and rushed towards the warship.

"This is the time to fire!"

The swivel guns on the six galleys fired one after another, and the shotgun blast swept away the pirates crowded on the springboard, and all of them fell into the sea to feed the fish.

"Don't stop! Rush over! Rush over and get close to them!"

The pirate leaders shouted loudly, and some even waved their heads to take the lead in rushing to the gangplank for the second time.

"Touch!" "Touch!"

The "big spray" used to block the enemy at close range opened fire. Although it was not as powerful as the swivel cannon, the damage caused was enough to make people miserable and lose their combat effectiveness.

The situation would be better on land, but on the bumpy and unstable springboard between the two ships, the sudden and powerful blow made the pirates unsteady. The second wave of pirates who tried to pass through the springboard also fell into the sea wailing. .

It stands to reason that under such repeated attacks, the average pirate group would have surrendered or collapsed long ago. However, in order to strengthen his own combat effectiveness and reverse the unfavorable situation caused by the first four ships, Garden ordered his direct descendants to seize the second place. took the medicine.

Although the second dose was much smaller, many people were already a little delirious under the cumulative stimulation of the two drugs, and their minds were filled with the desire to drink the blood of their enemies.

Those who still managed to remain rational no longer feared casualties and turned a blind eye to the tragic situation of their companions in front.

The springboard is very short, and it only takes a few seconds to rush over. Such a short time is not enough for the sailors to complete the second round of ammunition loading.

"Brothers, kill them!" The captains of each ship took the lead and led the hand-to-hand sailors to wave their weapons and fight with the pirates who rushed to the ship. Because the situation was too chaotic, most of the soldiers equipped with muskets also pulled out their own muskets. The sword joined the melee.

"Haha!" Captain Arman shouted, using his sword to barely block the opponent's long knife.

Who would have thought that this move would actually make his mouth numb? Captain Arman was secretly shocked that there was someone with such power in the world. He was usually quite proud of his own strength, but compared to the pirates in front of him, he was far inferior.

Armen blocked the opponent's knife with all his strength, and held the hilt of the sword with both hands to deal with the opponent. After a few rounds, he gradually discovered that the opponent was only strong, but his moves were wide open and closed, completely life-threatening. style of play.

The pirate he was fighting looked almost crazy, and the veins on his bare arms were exposed, as if they were about to pop out.

"Come on! Blue-striped dog!" The pirate yelled crazily, with long crotches flowing out of the corners of his mouth. He raised his long knife and charged towards Arman again regardless of the situation.

Arman's whole body was tense, but he did not raise his sword to block or dodge. Instead, he seized the opportunity and squatted down to sweep his legs. With a "clang", the opponent fell to the deck.

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The pirate struggled to get up, but a sharp sword stabbed him from behind, stabbing him to the core.

The captain drew his sword, took a breath and looked around to observe the battle.

Due to the firearms attack before the boarding battle, the pirates suffered many casualties. Compared with the navy, they were already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. However, it seemed that every pirate who rushed over was extremely powerful. Often, two or three sailors could barely resist one pirate.

Yarman felt something was wrong. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. Were all the pirates in front of him strongmen?

Fortunately, the sailors who participated in the battle this time were no longer the rookies who had just joined the army. The strict obedience training and iron discipline on weekdays allowed them to overcome their fear and panic. The generous rewards for military merits aroused their strong fighting spirit. In addition, they had accumulated rich practical experience in the process of defending against pirates. With the addition of these factors, the navy was not overwhelmed by the opponent.

Moreover, they had muskets!

Not all sailors equipped with muskets joined the melee, and some continued to shoot with muskets.

These shooters were carefully selected. They were quick to react and aim. Each of them was equipped with several specially trained assistants to load ammunition. After a shot was fired, the empty gun was handed over to the assistant to load the next round of ammunition. The shooter looked for the next target while taking another gun that was already loaded with ammunition from another assistant, and then raised the gun to shoot the new target, repeating the cycle and firing continuously.

Unlike some gun battle movies, the protagonist can still kill the enemies one by one after being shot several times. In reality, the human body often loses the ability to move after being hit by a bullet.

Moreover, there is no Hague International Convention in this world. The bullets of the Alda army are made of lead. Because lead is relatively soft, it often releases all kinetic energy after hitting the human body. The bullet is severely deformed or even ruptured, resulting in a trumpet-shaped cavity in the human tissue. The wound area is hundreds of times the cross-sectional area of ​​the bullet. In addition, the huge pressure on the human blood circulation system is instantly generated, and the damage caused is even greater. The pain of the injured is not limited to this. If the fragments of the bullet are not all removed from the wound, it will also cause lead poisoning.

Although the pirates under Garden's command had experienced explosive growth in their strength, endurance, and resistance to attacks under the effect of drugs, it was not so exaggerated that it could cause mutations in body tissues. Moreover, due to the accelerated blood circulation, once the artery was hit, blood would spurt out continuously.

On the other hand, no matter how impressive the accuracy of the current smoothbore guns was at a distance of 100 meters, at such a close distance on the deck, it was almost as if it could hit whatever it pointed at. The only thing the shooters had to pay attention to was not to accidentally hurt their comrades who were fighting the enemy hand-to-hand.

As the gunshots on the warships continued to sound, the pirates with red eyes fell on the deck one by one.

Pirates who were hit in the heart, head and other vital parts died directly, while pirates who were hit in the thighs and arms had no chance to get up after falling down, and the sailors fighting against them would immediately make up for it.

The balance of victory quickly tilted towards the navy.